Name: Richmond Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $244.17/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −230.12 against this barn's trailing median of $474.28.

Average price

$244.17

6 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,373

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$147

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.18

vs KY average

−22.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	255.00	1,428	2thin
Medium and Large 2	570	240.00	1,368	3thin
Large 1-2	545	235.00	1,281	1thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $147 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

21 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $506.67, low $384.21, median $474.28 across 21 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

244.17

—

KY average24 barns · 953 hd

258.34

−14.18

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−22.47

This barn, trailing median21 sales

474.28

−230.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,697	153.85	2,610	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,482	116.13	1,721	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	115.63	1,460	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	992	108.46	1,076	13

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	681	240.90/cwt	240.90–240.90	1,641	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	777	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,126	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	483	216.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Large 2	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1050–1100	1,074	208.64/cwt	208.20–209.10	2,241	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	950–1000	967	225.25/cwt	225.25–225.25	2,178	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	820	205.01/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,179	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	203.26/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,106	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	268.70/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1000–1050	1,001	223.10/cwt	223.10–223.10	2,233	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	785	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,790	1
Steers	Large 1-2	400–450	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	236.97/cwt	233.00–247.00	1,735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	800	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,904	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	239.14/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	843	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	873	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,078	120
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	875	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	718	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,788	67
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	245.18/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,285	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	93.61/cwt	90.50–96.00	995	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	110.47/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,402	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	128.52/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,604	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	105.38/cwt	103.50–107.50	1,064	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	108.70/cwt	103.50–113.00	1,587	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,499	122.07/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,830	5
Bulls	—	—	1,435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,866	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	113.33/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,096	8
Bulls	—	—	1,660	161.62/cwt	158.00–166.00	2,683	4
Bulls	—	—	1,833	151.44/cwt	144.50–155.00	2,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	237.48/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,399	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	269.29/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	209.02/cwt	206.00–211.00	1,377	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	209.26/cwt	207.50–215.00	912	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	224.49/cwt	222.50–225.00	932	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	248.38/cwt	245.00–250.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	237.02/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,323	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	203.80/cwt	200.00–215.00	974	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	235.06/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,225	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	902	234.10/cwt	234.10–234.10	2,112	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	833	5

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards - Richmond, KY

Fri Sep 20, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 700Year ago 1,077

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 31Year ago 66

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	681	240.90	240.90
2	750–800	777	211.00	211.00
3	800–850	820	203.00–206.00	205.01
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	483	210.00–220.00	216.76
1	500–550	525	226.00	226.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	252.50	252.50
3	350–400	381	245.00–250.00	248.38
5	400–450	415	222.50–225.00	224.49
4	500–550	521	230.00–240.00	235.06
8	550–600	558	230.00–245.00	237.02
1	600–650	640	219.00	219.00
5	650–700	659	206.00–211.00	209.02
2	750–800	785	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	890	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	360	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	436	207.50–215.00	209.26
4	450–500	478	200.00–215.00	203.80
1	500–550	540	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	560	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	385	292.50	292.50
1	400–450	445	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	470	267.50–270.00	268.70
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	236.00	236.00
8	650–700	664	235.00–243.00	239.14
4	700–750	732	233.00–247.00	236.97
6	850–900	895	220.00	220.00
3	1100–1150	1,106	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
67	700–750	718	249.00	249.00
60	800–850	800	238.00	238.00
120	850–900	873	238.00	238.00
55	900–950	902	234.10	234.10
51	950–1000	967	225.25	225.25
104	1000–1050	1,001	223.10	223.10
110	1050–1100	1,074	208.20–209.10	208.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	265.00	265.00
3	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	613	200.00–210.00	203.26
1	700–750	700	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	785	228.00	228.00
3	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	428	265.00–275.00	269.29
2	450–500	458	270.00	270.00
8	500–550	524	240.00–247.50	245.18
4	550–600	589	232.50–245.00	237.48
1	600–650	640	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	765	211.00	211.00
1	800–850	800	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	237.50	237.50
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	505	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	90.50–96.00	93.61
3	—	1,010	103.50–107.50	105.38
8	—	967	110.00–120.00	113.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	107.00–116.00	110.47
2	—	1,248	128.00–129.00	128.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,460	103.50–113.00	108.70
5	—	1,499	119.00–128.00	122.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	130.00	130.00
4	—	1,660	158.00–166.00	161.62
3	—	1,833	144.50–155.00	151.44

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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